An Unusual Case of Pulmonary Nocardiosis in Immunocompetent Patient
Pulmonary nocardiosis is a subacute or chronic necrotizing pneumonia caused by aerobic actinomycetes of the genus Nocardia and rare in immune-competent patients. A 35-year-old male, who had treated...
View ArticleDelayed Recurrence of Atypical Pulmonary Carcinoid Cluster: A Rare Occurrence
Carcinoid is one of the most common tumors of the gastrointestinal tract followed by the tracheobronchial tree. Bronchial carcinoid compromises 20% of total carcinoid and accounts for 1–5% of pulmonary...
View ArticleInflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumour: Report of a Rare Form with Exclusive...
Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) is a rare scleroinflammatory lesion, characterized by a myofibroblastic proliferation with inflammatory infiltrates, with many possible locations and diagnosis...
View ArticleMultiphasic Multidetector Computed Tomography Study of a Rare Tracheal Tumor:...
Our aim is to present the case report of a woman affected by tracheal granular cell tumor analysed by multiphasic contrast-enhanced multidetector CT. The tumor presents as polypoid lesion (diameter 13...
View ArticlePulmonary Cement Embolism following Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
Percutaneous vertebroplasty is a minimal invasive procedure that is applied for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral fractures. During vertebroplasty, the leakage of bone cement outside the...
View Article“Peripheral Neuropathy Crippling Bronchial Asthma”: Two Rare Case Reports of...
Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare cause of vasculitic neuropathy. Although rare and potentially fatal, Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is easily diagnosable and treatable. The presence of bronchial...
View ArticleThe First Described Case of Occupational Anthracofibrosis in the USA
Anthracofibrosis is a newly recognized disease that was first described in association with tuberculosis in 1998 in Korea. However, recent reports suggest strong association with biomass fuel smoke...
View ArticleStenting as a Rescue Treatment of a Pulmonary Artery False Aneurysm Caused by...
Pulmonary vascular injury is a rare but life-threatening complication of Swan-Ganz catheterization. We report an 82-year old patient who underwent right heart catheterization by a balloon-tipped...
View ArticleEmergency Pneumonectomy: A Life-Saving Measure for Severe Recurrent...
Hemoptysis constitutes a common and urgent medical problem. Swift and effective management is of crucial importance, especially in severe, life-threatening cases. Because of bronchial artery or a...
View ArticlePulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy from Metastatic Prostate Carcinoma
Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy is a rare but serious malignancy-related respiratory complication. The most common causative neoplasm is gastric adenocarcinoma. We report a case caused by...
View ArticleHamman’s Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Chest Pain in a Postpartum Patient
Hamman’s syndrome is a rare condition represented by spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema. Excessive Valsalva maneuver during vaginal delivery and excessive retching, coughing, and...
View ArticleOrganizing Pneumonia Associated with Pegylated Interferon α and Ribavirin...
Hepatitis C virus infection is the leading cause of chronic liver disease in the United States of America. Pegylated interferon α and ribavirin combination is the mainstay of treatment. Severe...
View ArticleHypoxia: An Unusual Cause with Specific Treatment
Hypoxia is a well-recognized consequence of venous admixture resulting from right to left intracardiac shunting. Right to left shunting is usually associated with high pulmonary artery pressure or...
View ArticleTracheal Papilloma Treated with Cryotherapy and Interferon-α: A Case Report...
Tracheal papilloma (TP) is characterized by papillomatous growth of the bronchial epithelium that involves the trachea as a response to Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection. A 40-year-old male, with...
View ArticlePleural Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infection in an Immunocompetent Female...
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections rarely affect the pleura, accounting for 5–15% of pulmonary MAC. We report a case of MAC pleural effusion in an otherwise immunocompetent young patient. A...
View ArticleA Rare Cause of Cavitary Lesion in the Lung: Richter’s Transformation
Richter’s transformation (RT) refers to the development of aggressive lymphoma during the course of CLL. Clinically, patients with RT present with an aggressive disease course with rapidly enlarging...
View ArticlePrimary Pulmonary Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is one of the most common adult soft tissue sarcomas. MFH is very aggressive and is most often found in the extremities and the retroperitoneum, but it can manifest...
View ArticleLung Cancer with Skin and Breast Metastasis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in America. Frequent sites of metastasis include the Hilar lymph nodes, adrenal glands, liver, brain, and bone. The following case report is of a primary...
View ArticlePrimary Antiphospholipid Syndrome Associated with Pneumonia: A Case Report of...
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disease characterised by arterial and/or venous thrombosis and/or recurrent pregnancy loss in the presence of antiphospholipid (APL) antibodies. It is...
View ArticleCocaine Induced Pleural and Pericardial Effusion Syndrome
A 42-year-old African American female with chronic cocaine use for 20 years, presented with two-day history of exertional shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. She was admitted three years back...
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